Published at 26th of November 2020 09:54:58 AM
Chapter 321
Chapter 321 – A Festival-like Festival
The festival season has arrived .
People from Village One, Village Two, Village Three, Village Four, Hot Spring area, South Dungeon, and North Dungeon have gathered .
As for the guests, they are Dors, Raimeiren, Doraim, demon king, Yuri, Beezel, Glatts, Randan, Hou, ancestor-san, and Fushu .
The two former four heavenly kings are also here .
The number of people has increased a lot which is strange since I don’t see anyone from Village Five .
Maybe it’s only an illusion .
The current number of people here are… . . a lot .
「It’s over 800 . It’s slightly more than expected but… . there’s no problem . 」
That’s what one of the civil servant girls who’s beside me said .
It seems like more dream demons from Village Four have come than usual .
I thought that I could use the dream demons’ way of clothing to educate the children but they are dressed like ordinary village girls .
I heard that it is the result of Gou and Bell’s instruction . They told them that if they want to participate in the festival, they have to be dressed appropriately .
They asked Goroun Company to prepare second-hand clothes for them .
However, their sex appeal can’t be contained by ordinary clothes… . . what do I mean?
Boobs and ass… .
When I was looking at them, a person suddenly in front of me to block my view .
It’s Ann .
Her smile is scary .
I don’t intend to do something wrong but I’ll apologize for whatever I should apologize for .
「I’m sorry . Ehto, it’s about time . 」
「… . That’s right . Please go to the appointed place . 」
I moved to the appointed place that was arranged beforehand .
Next to me are the civil servant girls in queues .
One of the civil servant girls steps up to a stage to tell our greetings .
After the opening remarks or various precautions, it is now my turn .
I’m not in my usual outfit but in a new outfit made by Zabuton .
When she told me that she prepared it for this day, there’s no longer a way for me to not wear it .
It is a pure white clothes embroidered with red and gold threads in various parts .
It also has a white mantle on its back with red lining .
I’m also wearing a gold crown .
They said that it’s to attract attention or something .
And maybe as a festival requirement, I also have a staff and a flag on my hand .
Of course, the flag is installed on the staff .
The flag is embroidered with a flashy big tree .
I had a feeling that I visually looked like a vocal of a band .
No, don’t I look like the leader of an ouendan?
Then, shouldn’t I be wearing a hat rather than a crown?
Could it be that I look out of place?
This outfit .
As if to give an answer to my questions, the residents who saw me calmed down .
Ah… . . let’s end this quickly .
「Then, let’s this year’s festival begin! No one must get injured!」
My declaration was answered with great cheers .
Thank you .
You’re in good spirits .
I was a little surprised .
This year’s festival consists of three parts .
The content of each part is different from each other .
The first part is children’s division .
As for what it is, it’s an obstacle race .
There are balance beam, vaulting box, and slope climbing . There are also common obstacles like net crawling and obstacles that need brainpower like puzzles and riddles . There’s also an obstacle that needs audience participation which is impersonation .
Its concept is to let everyone enjoy it .
However, victory and defeat are also important so it was decided that the participants must use their brain and muscle power to a certain extent .
The centaur kids are generally strong .
I thought they would find it hard to crawl under the net but they unexpectedly advanced smoothly .
The theme of impersonation is decided by lottery . They can only rely on luck on that part .
Anyone can guess who they are impersonating but usually, it is the parents or people of the same race who are answering from the audience .
A whirlpool of laughter and confusion arise .
That hatchling there, is it really difficult to impersonate a chicken?
That harpy there, is lion that hard?
「Father, I hate you . 」
It was a child who got angry because his father doesn’t get his impersonation .
I know how you feel but don’t say something like that .
Your father is crying .
Eh?
I should go to the answering seat?
Run!!… . I’m Alfred’s pair .
all right!
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…… .
Alfred’s eyes are cold .
No, I got the correct answer but I made a mistake for about five times .
It is because next to us are the Tiselle and Tier pair . Tier only answered once… . .
I’m sorry .
Also, what is the clay doll Earth doing there… . Ah, he doesn’t know what Ursa is impersonating so he got depressed when he was replaced with Hakuren halfway .
No, no, I think you did your best .
The second part is for adults .
It is a relay race .
There are no obstacles and the race will be on a normal course .
Teams are formed voluntarily . Most of them will participate in village to village battle or race to race matches .
Naturally, the race difference hurdle is really high but that won’t be a problem .
The reason is, a fast race will only compete with another fast race .
If you’ll win no matter what, what’s the point of competing?
The participating teams discussed and the race was decided .
In relay races, passing the baton is important but some participants won’t be able to do that because of their race .
They are the kuros and the harpies .
As an additional rule for them, it will be fine if they only touch instead of passing the baton .
However, they must high five forefoot to forefoot for the kuros while wings to wings with the harpies .
The races were exciting .
The race between the minotaur team and the titan team was slow but intense .
The race between the kuros team and the centaur team, with the participation of the horse team, was a close battle
The winner is the centaur team .
The kuros took too much time with their high five . They find it difficult to do .
The horse team was spiderlings riding horses . The spiderlings hold and pass the baton while the horses run .
However, there was a bit of disadvantage along the way which I think is a major reason for losing .
The horse team would have won if the fast female unicorn was able to participate . It wasn’t able to participate due to being pregnant .
Yeah, of course .
Even if she wants to participate, we won’t let her .
As long as you are motivated, you can participate as many times as you want . Participating in a row is prohibited but it is okay for a race to participate in a row so various teams were created .
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There was a race that stood out . It is a five-team battle led by the demon king, Beezel, Glatts, Randan, and Hou .
In order to start the race, a team must have 8 members and of course, they should be able to run .
Hence, I decided to join the demon king’s team .
The boos from other teams are terrible .
You shouldn’t . I’m not even fast to begin with… .
So it is not me that they booed but the fact that it will be easier for the team to gather members now .
I see .
An infernowolf joined the demon king’s team and it is… . Uno .
He’s fully motivated .
The spiderlings and the centaurs of our team are fast too .
Ah, Girar .
Areh?
Oh, you’re late .
You came from Guraru’s impersonation… . . Ah, I wasn’t able to see it .
That’s cute for sure .
So, Girar should be… . fast .
Good .
The demon king thinks he has already won while I’m thinking how not to drag the team down… .
Ugh, pressure .
And the result, Beezel’s team won .
Demon king’s team was third .
I’m not the only handicap, the demon king too .
「I’m good at short distance moving, it will only take a moment but I’m not good at running at moderate distance . 」
The other teams did their best to win too .
Well, it was fun so I have no complaints .
The third part is voluntary participation .
The competition is bon odori .
This is an ordinary bon festival dance with no one winning or losing .
It is my suggestion .
It was hard to explain .
「We’re going to dance in a circle? And then dance around it?」
「Is everyone going to do the same choreography?」
「The music is mainly center on drums and songs… . understood . 」
It was not easy to convey it with words . They finally managed to somehow get it when I demonstrated at the yagura .
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The residents of Big Tree Village now have some understanding regarding bon odori .
For the time being, as a sample, it started with only the residents of Big Tree Village as participants .
Seeing all the participants dancing together is simply beautiful .
I originally planned to beat the drum on the yagura but for some reason, I’m standing on the yagura .
I wonder why?
Maa, I can’t oppose them when they say that it’ll be smoother .
Also, I was forced to dance .
Let’s do our best .
The music is slightly unique but I don’t have any complaints .
Though it is a little different from the bon odori I thought of, I’m still satisfied .
The sun went down .
Bon odori will be performed all night as long as there are participants .
Because of that, the after festival banquet has started .
Don’t dance till you drop .
Please take a rest if you need to .
The musicians and singers should take turns to rest too .
Yes, the children will be participating so leave space for them .
Surprisingly, it seems like people find it easier to participate after getting drunk .
Those who were initially reluctant are also starting to participate .
The choreography is not so difficult .
There are now three rings surrounding the yagura .
Yeah, the demon king dancing is not conspicuous .
As for Dors, Girar, and ghost knight, they have their own choreography .
… . no problem .
I watch the kuros and the spiderlings create the fourth circle .
You guys are participating too?
The kuros’ dance is… . unique .
Why are they jumping?
Well, I don’t mind .
What’s important is to feel good .
The spiderlings’ dance is also unique .
Hahaha
You’re lovely .
By the way, when will I be able to get off the yagura?